The Breland surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,510 people carried this name — #6,209 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,360 in 2000.

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In print

Breland in American newspapers,
1908–1911.

Newspaper page from Cañon City Record carrying the name Breland
Cañon City Record 1909-04-15
Newspaper page from The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter carrying the name Breland
The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter 1911-06-30
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Breland
The Birmingham Age-herald 1908-08-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,717 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Breland in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1950s.

21 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Breland. The most, 8, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 7
Victoria 5
New South Wales 4
South Australia 2
Tasmania 2
Queensland 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Breland.

Who carried it

People named Breland,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Patrice Breland
    Patrice Breland 1837–1908 · politician
  • Marian Breland Bailey
    Marian Breland Bailey 1920–2001 · psychologist
  • Manny Breland d. 2021 · head teacher
  • Pascal Breland 1811–1896 · politician
  • Osmond P. Breland 1910–1984 · entomologist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Breland,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States264 records

264 records of the Breland name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 168
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 65
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 15
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lem H. Breland

    Born 1917 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1945 at Alexandria; doorman from La Salle Parish. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Cecil Douglas Breland

    Born 1943; from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hannah Breland

    Arrived at New York in 1859 aboard the Dewitt Clinton from Liverpool, aged 20; domestic. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 264 records for Breland in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands25 records

25 records of the Breland name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 14
  • Dutch population registers 9
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Reiniera Breland

    Born 1823 in Appel. Married in 1850 in Hoogland.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johannes Breland

    Died 1814 in Sint Jacobiparochie, aged 64; merchant.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Franciscus Breland

    In the population register of Beemster; born 1788 in Uitgeest.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 25 records for Breland in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada12 records

12 records of the Breland name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 8
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Leon Samson Breland

    Buried in 1972 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 57.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Peter Breland

    Died 1985, aged 60; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Francis Pedro Breland

    Died in service in 1941.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 12 records for Breland in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Norway9 records

9 records of the Breland name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Knud Breland

    Census of 1910: Øislebø; shoemaker, born 1882 in Øislebø.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Tomine Breland

    Census of 1910: Leire, Søgne; maidservant, born 1891 in Søgne.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Anders Breland

    Census of 1910: Eikaasen, Søgne; farmer, born 1856 in Øislebø sogn.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Breland in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France4 records

4 records of the Breland name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Marie Joseph Breland

    Born 1909 in Terrenoire; died 1984 in Roanne (Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Francine Breland

    Born 1914 in Saint-Étienne (Loire); died 1976 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean-Paul Andre Breland

    Born 1948 in Suresnes (Paris); died 1985 in Tours (Indre-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Breland in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Breland name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Günther Breland

    From Mirakowa, Thorn. Reported wounded in the Saxon casualty list of 17 March 1919 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 32).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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